Abstract
A computational study using the hybrid-particle-in-cell code ZUMA investigated the transport of a fast electron beam (55 J, 1013 A/cm2) produced at Titan laser conditions (λ = 1 μm, 0.7 ps, 1020 W/cm2) in materials ranging from the low to high atomic number, specifically fast electron stopping and the evolution of resistive magnetic fields. Fast electron energy loss due to stopping was similar in Al, Cu, and Ag (21%–27%) and much higher in Au (54%). Ohmic stopping was found to dominate over collisional stopping in all materials except Au. Resistive magnetic field growth was shown to depend on the dynamic competition between the resistivity and resistivity gradient source terms in Faraday's Law. Moreover, the dependence of these terms on the background material ionization state and temperature evolution is presented. The advantages of mid-Z materials for collimation are discussed, as well as the implications for collimation at fast ignition conditions.
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